Category Archives: Reviews

If you listened to our most recent podcast with Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh (and if you haven’t, go listen to it now!), you heard Welsh talk about his new Baseball Rules Academy project. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve spent some time digging around the site, and I have to say: I’m very impressed. … Continue reading →

Mark Donahue is the author of Last At Bat, a novel about a baseball player named Dylan Michael who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Mark was kind enough to answer a few questions. If any of you have further questions for Mark, please write them in the comments section. To buy Last At Bat, click … Continue reading →

Mark Donahue contacted me a few weeks ago about selling his novel, Last At Bat, at our site. I wanted to read it first before I committed to do that. We don’t use much advertising. Every once in a while, we sell our own shirts or hats, but that’s been it all season. Well, I just … Continue reading →

Joel Luckhaupt’s new book,“100 Things Reds Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die”, is a must read for every Reds fan. From the current Reds fan to whom the Big Red Machine is ancient history, to older fans who remember Reds in the 50’s and 60’s, from the stat-heads, to people that want to … Continue reading →

(Editor: RN’s Bill Lack reviewed this book recently. Steve read it, as well; his thoughts are below.) In baseball, where seas of statistics seem to remove the emotional aspect of the game, a new book by writer Doug Wilson removes all doubt that America’s pastime is played with the human element. “Fred Hutchinson and the … Continue reading →

One of the benefits of being involved with this blog is that periodically we get books to review. Recently I received a book, which will be released in January, entitled Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds, by Doug Wilson. Mr. Wilson is an ophthalmologist who lives in Columbus, Indiana. I grew up in Cincinnati … Continue reading →

Today is part two of my review, or summary of the player summaries, for the new 2010 Baseball Prospectus book. Today we feature the pitching staff (we did the hitters yesterday). Again, these are just a look at a handful of the entries for Reds players in the book; go buy it. Bronson Arroyo–doesn’t have … Continue reading →